Royalty x reality: 7 times members of the British monarchy were ‘people like us’

by time news

2023-09-26 04:00:15

The lives of British monarchs are a topic around the world. Known for its tradition and marked by controversy, royalty is viewed with admiration by people who often imagine what it’s like to be a king or queen. But, contrary to what many imagine, King Charles III and Queen Camilla Parker have problems more similar to those of their subjects than one might imagine — and this also applies to princes and princesses. Next, 7 times when the British monarchy was ‘people like us’ “Cheap” clothes The Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton is known for wearing non-designer pieces, such as from popular stores and fast-fashion. The clothes, in fact, tend to sell out after Prince William’s wife is seen wearing them. In 2021, on St. Patrick’s Day, she was seen wearing a US$90 green blazer (R$447.27)Children’s tantrumsThe reactions of Prince Louis, youngest son of Prince William and Kate Middleton, stole the show during the celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, in June 2022. Louis, 4 years old at the time, was impatient and irritable throughout the celebration of his great-grandmother’s 70 years of reign. Just like an “ordinary” mother, Kate Middleton decided to scold her son in front of the thousands of people who gathered in front of Buckingham Palace to pay homage to the queenFights between brothersThe relationship between princes William and Harry began to shake after the departure of the Duke of Sussex and his wife, Meghan Markle, of the royal family on February 19, 2021. The eldest son believed that, given the social isolation imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic and the hospitalization of his grandfather, Prince Philip, due to a infection, that would have been the moment for Harry to exercise, more than ever, his duties towards royalty. In addition, Harry and Meghan gave a controversial interview to presenter Oprah Winfrey, in which the couple alleged, among other things, that a member of the royal family had made a racist comment about the couple’s son, Archie. At the coronation of King Charles III, the princes were carefully kept apart to avoid tension, a royal expert said to the battle of Gallipoli, in which tens of thousands of soldiers from the United Kingdom and the Australian and New Zealand Armed Forces lost their lives in the First World War. William’s wife wore the piece for the first time at Princess Charlotte’s christening, in 2015, and repeated the “look” three more times, including at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding, in 2018Fights over inheritancePrince Andrew, in March of 2023, said he was “perplexed” at not having received any inheritance from Queen Elizabeth II, according to the British tabloid The Sun. Anne and Edward, the queen’s other two children, also did not receive an inheritance from their mother and harbor “some resentment” for this , according to the newspaper. The monarch’s legacy would have been passed on to King Charles III, successor to the throne, who will still divide the amount between the brothers. Anne and Edward still manage to cover their costs, as they receive the so-called Sovereign Grant, a type of “royal scholarship” that is granted to members of the nobility. Not the brother, as he was “expelled” from the Crown, after being accused of sexually abusing a minor years agoEviction orderA few months after publishing, in January 2023, the memoir Spare (What remains, in Portuguese), in which he harshly attacks the monarchy, Prince Harry was asked to return the house that cost the royals 2.4 million pounds (R$14.5 million) to renovate. “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have left Frogmore House,” announced royal finance chief Michael Stevens in the monarchy’s annual spending publication. He also confirmed that Harry and Meghan reimbursed all renovation costsPopular foodsQueen Camilla Parker, 76, admitted to having surprising taste when it comes to choosing meals. In an interview with You Magazine, she revealed “her love” for frozen chicken pot pies and baked beans. Camilla has stated that she approaches cooking in a practical way, declaring that she doesn’t like “anything too fussy or complicated”
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